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Shall It Be Said That My Dusk Was In Truth My Dawn? What States Can Gleam From The Environmental Consequences Of Deregulating Electricity In California, Michael Kantro Dec 2000

Shall It Be Said That My Dusk Was In Truth My Dawn? What States Can Gleam From The Environmental Consequences Of Deregulating Electricity In California, Michael Kantro

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


How Changes In Property Regimes Influence Social Norms: Commodifying California's Carpool Lanes, Lior Jacob Strahilevitz Oct 2000

How Changes In Property Regimes Influence Social Norms: Commodifying California's Carpool Lanes, Lior Jacob Strahilevitz

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Mediator's Privilege: Can A Mediator Be Compelled To Testify In A Civil Case - California Privilege Law Says Yes - Olam V. Congress Mortgage Co., The, Jennifer C. Bailey Jul 2000

Mediator's Privilege: Can A Mediator Be Compelled To Testify In A Civil Case - California Privilege Law Says Yes - Olam V. Congress Mortgage Co., The, Jennifer C. Bailey

Journal of Dispute Resolution

In the present case, Olain v. Congress, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has, in a precedent-setting opinion, forced a mediator to testify in a subsequent civil procedure. 9 This Note will examine two recurring issues regarding mediation: first, the appropriate law to be applied when a case sits in federal court; and second, the history of the mediation privilege, the present state of the mediation privilege within the federal and state courts, and the consequences of the instant case.


Protecting Instream Flows In Prior Appropriation States: Legal And Policy Issues, Janet C. Neuman Jun 2000

Protecting Instream Flows In Prior Appropriation States: Legal And Policy Issues, Janet C. Neuman

Water and Growth in the West (Summer Conference, June 7-9)

17 pages.


The Water Development-Growth Relationship: Case Studies, Edward F. Harvey Jun 2000

The Water Development-Growth Relationship: Case Studies, Edward F. Harvey

Water and Growth in the West (Summer Conference, June 7-9)

7 pages.


Municipal Demands As The Stimulus For Innovation: Tales From The Lower Colorado River Basin, Jerome C. Muys Jun 2000

Municipal Demands As The Stimulus For Innovation: Tales From The Lower Colorado River Basin, Jerome C. Muys

Water and Growth in the West (Summer Conference, June 7-9)

17 pages.


Water, Growth And The Endangered Species Act, Holly Doremus Jun 2000

Water, Growth And The Endangered Species Act, Holly Doremus

Water and Growth in the West (Summer Conference, June 7-9)

24 pages.


Reclaiming The Labor Movement Through Union Dues? A Postmodern Perspective In The Mirror Of Public Choice Theory, Harry G. Hutchison Jun 2000

Reclaiming The Labor Movement Through Union Dues? A Postmodern Perspective In The Mirror Of Public Choice Theory, Harry G. Hutchison

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

The National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) seeming powerlessness to process dues objector cases has led to a proliferation of state sponsored "paycheck protection" laws and popular referenda devised to ensure that workers will not be obliged to pay dues for non-germane purposes. Recently, California captured national attention as the site of a richly contested paycheck protection referendum. Such proposals have electrified union advocates and have enlivened the debate over the proper use of union dues. In addition, recent attempts to reform campaign finance have run aground on the thorny issue of union political contributions (both in-kind and in cash). Concurrently, …


Nursing Home Residents And The New California Health Care Decisions Law, David M. English, Rebecca C. Morgan Apr 2000

Nursing Home Residents And The New California Health Care Decisions Law, David M. English, Rebecca C. Morgan

Faculty Publications

This article explores issues involving advance directives made by nursing home residents, both prior to and during their stay in a facility, including the frequency of making directives, the reasons why residents fail to make directives, and the reasons why facilities often fail to honor them. Specifically, this article examines these issues in light of the 1999 California Health Care Decisions Law, effective July 1, 2000, and focuses on how this new statute can be used to empower nursing home residents, and adults more generally, to take control of decisions regarding their own health care.